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From: The Older Gentleman on 12 Jul 2010 15:58 Steve Parry <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "Paul Corfield" <aooy65(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message > news:2tnm36dhrberfvvaqu4fho9eu24naba1h3(a)4ax.com... > > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:57 +0100, "Steve Parry" > > <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >>helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... it > >>passed > >> > >> > >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 > >> > >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 > > > > Goodness - amazing condition. Looks like it has come out of the > > showroom. > > > and it's not been "renovated" apart from a recent tank and mudguard respray > because the striping had gone yellow with age :) > > It's exactly as it's been for years. Starts 2nd kick. Had it's first ever > breakdown in 51 years recently when the magneto ignition coil failed, not > bad record for a 51 year old bike! New coil fitted and back to 2nd kick > starting. I would *love* to own that. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Andy Bonwick on 12 Jul 2010 16:05 On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:58:35 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >Steve Parry <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> "Paul Corfield" <aooy65(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message >> news:2tnm36dhrberfvvaqu4fho9eu24naba1h3(a)4ax.com... >> > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:57 +0100, "Steve Parry" >> > <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >>helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... it >> >>passed >> >> >> >> >> >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 >> >> >> >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 >> > >> > Goodness - amazing condition. Looks like it has come out of the >> > showroom. >> >> >> and it's not been "renovated" apart from a recent tank and mudguard respray >> because the striping had gone yellow with age :) >> >> It's exactly as it's been for years. Starts 2nd kick. Had it's first ever >> breakdown in 51 years recently when the magneto ignition coil failed, not >> bad record for a 51 year old bike! New coil fitted and back to 2nd kick >> starting. > >I would *love* to own that. It's very nice but I really want an R90S at some point and if I had this one I'd want to keep them both and that'd be stupid Like that makes a difference...
From: Steve Parry on 12 Jul 2010 16:09 "Andy Bonwick" <nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote in message news:p6tm365pc4fj11grdu5ddh8rcru6r2g9q0(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:58:35 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk > (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > >>Steve Parry <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> "Paul Corfield" <aooy65(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message >>> news:2tnm36dhrberfvvaqu4fho9eu24naba1h3(a)4ax.com... >>> > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:57 +0100, "Steve Parry" >>> > <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> >>helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... >>> >>it >>> >>passed >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 >>> >> >>> >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 >>> > >>> > Goodness - amazing condition. Looks like it has come out of the >>> > showroom. >>> >>> >>> and it's not been "renovated" apart from a recent tank and mudguard >>> respray >>> because the striping had gone yellow with age :) >>> >>> It's exactly as it's been for years. Starts 2nd kick. Had it's first >>> ever >>> breakdown in 51 years recently when the magneto ignition coil failed, >>> not >>> bad record for a 51 year old bike! New coil fitted and back to 2nd kick >>> starting. >> >>I would *love* to own that. > > It's very nice but I really want an R90S at some point and if I had > this one I'd want to keep them both and that'd be stupid > > Like that makes a difference... He had an R90S but p/x'd it for the R80RS that I now have of his, he still kept the R69 as it's almost a family heirloom nowadays :) -- Steve Parry 87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE 02 Suzuki DRZ400SY-GT edition, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50, 82 Suzuki GN400, BMW 330Ci www.gwynfryn.co.uk
From: Pip Luscher on 12 Jul 2010 16:22 On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:57 +0100, "Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... it >passed > > >http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 > >http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 > >He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as >long as I can recall Wow. Very nice. -- -Pip
From: Steve Parry on 12 Jul 2010 16:24
"The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jljbjh.rd5pcc1s49l2uN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > Steve Parry <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> "Paul Corfield" <aooy65(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message >> news:2tnm36dhrberfvvaqu4fho9eu24naba1h3(a)4ax.com... >> > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:57 +0100, "Steve Parry" >> > <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >>helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... >> >>it >> >>passed >> >> >> >> >> >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856 >> >> >> >>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856 >> > >> > Goodness - amazing condition. Looks like it has come out of the >> > showroom. >> >> >> and it's not been "renovated" apart from a recent tank and mudguard >> respray >> because the striping had gone yellow with age :) >> >> It's exactly as it's been for years. Starts 2nd kick. Had it's first ever >> breakdown in 51 years recently when the magneto ignition coil failed, not >> bad record for a 51 year old bike! New coil fitted and back to 2nd kick >> starting. > > I would *love* to own that. > > He relates that he did his first euro tour to Italy on a brand new BSA gold star. By the time he got back to the UK it was pretty much fecked. In his words "just not built for the job"... he'd been chatting with some Belgian guy in a campsite who had an R69 and the Belgian related how his R69 hadn't given a moments concern ... he was so impressed with it he bought one as soon as he could from a dealers in Thames Ditton ... he did say the dealerships name but it eludes me for now. -- Steve Parry 87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE 02 Suzuki DRZ400SY-GT edition, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50, 82 Suzuki GN400, BMW 330Ci www.gwynfryn.co.uk |